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Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
uOb r,lnoyv all about e., Aunt P,

ssOh, Eknow all about IT, Aunt Patsy
broke IN. II know all his capers like duck
knows the way to water"
II suppose" said Helen, ''that I should
have made stronger effort to drive him
away"
'Jest as you liked about that" Aunt
Patsy replied. ''Thar amt no harm in the
feller, an all the folks know that he means
well, only he's so long an tri1in'. It's bad
enough to be trifiin', but when it comes to
bein' long an lank with it, wy my stairs
alive, it's awful.'
Joliky came in pretty soon and announced
that he had finished his task, and that he
had taken the squirrels into the kitchen.
sWush you'd fry 'em an talk afterwards,
fur I'm hungry he added
Aunt Patsy gave him searching look OF
pretended contempt, and, without replying g
to his insolent remark, went into the
kitchen.
''Yas, sir,'' said Long Joliky, looking at
Helen; ''they called him Gander till he died
and then norated it all round that ole
Gander Mills was dead''
The recollection of this outrage, doubt
less, caused Joliky 70 feel deeply sorrowful,
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
and pleaded for the pleasure Of going to
church with her. She had declined and was

and pleaded for the pleasure Of going to
church with her. She had declined and was
turning away when Aunt Patsy began to
advocate his cause. 'Let him go with YOU,
chile,n she said. 'Thars a whole raft o.
young fellerS in our neighborhood that
amt as good as he is. He stands well in
this here community an that's heap mo-
than ken be said fur a whole possul O.
them, let me tell you.''
On their way to church Jolilzy showed but
little inclination to talk. He seemed to be
engaged in mental struggle with some
harrassing difficulty; but as they were re-
turning, the air of sprightliness which took
possession Of him, proved that the struggle
had ended in manner not wholly discour-
aging.
'See that gal with red coat?" he asked.
'Yes," Miss Blake replied.
II could marry her eff / wanted tor
"Indeed?'
s'Ah hah; an did you see the one with a
blue coat!"
81 think So"
81 could marry her if wanted to-"
"Why you are man of extensive con-
quest"
ssI don't zackley un'erstan whut you're
drivin' at, but eff you mean that | am a
slasher 'mong the women folks, WY mus
say that you've driv the nail straight; but
never hankered airter gittin' married till
here lately, an now old hanker's got me
bad. You mout not know it, Miss Whuts-
name, but love you so hard that some
times jest feel like goin' out in the woods
an hollerin' ez loud ez ken whoop. Don't
love me thater way, do you.'
Il don't love you at all, sir.'
"Say you don't!"
eyes, l say that don't"
"Why don't youl Amt I putty enough
to suit yous This mornin' ez I went
long to church with you, flung up a chip
in my mine 'lowin' eff it fell wet I wouldn't
say nothin', but if it fell dry I'd ak you for
yourself How doyou reckon it fell?"
II have no idea,' Helen replied, strug-
Cling to smother laugh.
"W'y, it fell ez dry ez er powder HON.
Whut air you goin to do about itl" he
asked.
Nothing"
"Jest goin to let me keep on hankerin:" 7"
'Im not going to marry you; that's set
tied"
He said nothing more until they had
reached Mrs. ellis yard fence. Then, as he
held the gate open he asked;
''Whut have you got agin me!''
"Nothing whatever" she replied.
"But you don't like me.'
'Oh, yes, like You-lilze you in spite of
myself. To me you are a joke over which
Inever grow tired of laughing"
'Bleeged to you. Mout L come to the
school-house to see you some time?"
occasionally, but you must not talk of
marrying"
She began to look forward to his visits
She had discovered that he brought with
him spirit of rest, and that his voice had
peculiar music.
One afternoon as he was walking home
with her she said: IL have done some
thing which [ am afraid these people won't
like. Ever since I was child | have
thought that ! would like to find a den Of
robbers and make myself famous by inform
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

taggin along like po' boy goin' to a frolic
without an invite?"
"That's all right aunt Patsy Long
Joliky replied, 1.-THE po' boy at frolic with
out a invite stands a better chance o. get
tin suthen' to eat than the po' boy that
don't go a tall Come in Miss Helen" he
continued San make yo'se'f at home"
''Wau eff he aint got the shorence O. the
old nick hisse'f,' said aunt Patsy, glaring at
him; but Long Joulsv, taking the gun from
the boy, who stood fondly rabbing it, placed
it in a corner and then seated himself On a
bench.
.'You neenter think your goin'ter get g
mouf' I'LL to eat here said aunt Patsy, ad-
dressing Long JoIky when she had taken
Helen's lunch basket and placed it on a
table. MY conscience alive if he aint
brought a lot o. good fur nuthin' squirrels.
Wall, sir, you may go right out now an
skin 'em, 90 on, now an don't set thar like
sick kitten to a hot rocE. Didn't you hear
me!"
y heard you but I wanter say"
s'You don't wanter say nothin'. Skin
them squirrels. "Joliky took up the squirrels,
which, upon entering the rooom ne had
dropped on the hoor, and went out and
Helen. seeming to feel that some e1-plana-
ton was due, turned 70 aunty Patsy and
said:
IF at all Responsible for his coming an
innocently So He came to the sclo0l-house
and
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ing the officers Of the law I have not sue
ceeded in that but have done the next best
thing. If you promise to say nothing about
it l will tell you. Well" she continued
VIXEN he had promised, ''a week or two ago
l discovered that a number of men were
cutting cedar timber off of Government
land, which is a grave offense. Iwrote to
the United States Marshal at Nashyille-mv
home, by the way-and he replied that he
would send posse up here-what's the
matter, Mr.. Mills!"
He had stopped and was staring her.
"Did | do wrong?" she asked
'You have sent passul O. Us to the pen
itentiary, that's all We didn't look on
taldn' timber often land that aur gran dad
dies driv the Injuns frum as any harm
yander comes yOre men"
The officers, having in charge several
men, dashed up and leveling their guns at
Joliky, called upon him to surrender.
'Oh Mr.. Millsl' cried Helen. selling his
hand, Il did not lznow-I did not think
Joliky turned away, and, addressing the
officer in command, said:
'I'm ready, Capn. Blow yore hon an
call off the dogs"
Helen was miserable, and in her feverish
and fitful sleep that night, she saw conf
cal face touched with sorrow. The next
morning, after bidding the Gill family a
hurried goodbye, she set out for Nash
vile. She arrived there after many hours
of tiresome riding in a rough wagon, but
without stopping to rest she consulted a
lawyer and then called on the United States
Marshal. Then she went to see the Judge.
She was told that nothing could be done,
that the prisoners, unable to give bond,
must remain in prison to await their trial
Helen, now determined to render the un-
fortunate men as comfortable as possible
had bedding and chairs sent to the Jail; and
each day. sent them dinner that must have
gone far toward cooling their anger. When
the trial came on she appeared before the
jury and made a statement so clear, so
forcible and so full Of sympathy, that the
old fellows, who themselves were from the
mountains, disregarding the law and the
Judges charge, brought in a verdict of not
guilty
The trial terminated the day before
Christmas. Christmas morning, Helen,
who had not seen Joliky since his liberation,
was sitting in pleasantly-warmed room at
home when she heard some one walking on
the gallery. She sprang to the door and
opened it. There stood Long Jolil1y
Lowed I'd come round an see eff you
wanted to send out any word to the folks"
he said, as he entered the room.
please sit down, Mr.. Mills. I'm so glad
you called before going home. You must
eat Christmas dinner with u.s."
''No; l reckon I'd jest ez well not to-" he
replied, still standing. ''We'I take snack
along with US. Wall, goodbye
wait minute. DON'T be in such hurry
Mr.. Mills, have done you great injury
and you don't know how my heart bleeds
when | think Of it. You asked me once to
marry you, and told you that / would not; !;
but now as have done you an injury, and
as am willing to devote my life to repair
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
OURFlRSTPAGE ILLUSTRATION.

1t goes without assertion that Santa
Claus is the embodiment Of all that is good
and generous. And while he showers his
good gifts in such abundance upon the little
folks, he does not forget grown people
either. The poor artist, who has long been
without a commission, besought Santa Claus
to permit him to paint his picture. The
kindly old fellow at once consented and no
doubt, as the portrait the artist is making
promises to be a good one, will pay him
handsomely. 1t is to be hoped too that the
artist will at once replenish his wardrobe; !;
at least that he will buy himself some shoes
and socks of which he stands in special need.
At any rate we trust old Santa's kindness to
him will bring the same merry Christmas to
the knight Of the brush and palette which
we wish our readers to enjoy, not only this
year, but for many, many happy years to
come.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
Who ST. Nicholas Was.

The good St. Nicholas comes down to US
from Southern Asia through fifteen cen
turies and seems to grow more loving and
lovable with age. He was real Christian
SANTA Bishop-born in Lycia in the fourth
century and was the special friend of un-
snarried girls and children. He Is the
Santa Claus Of the Dutch. Tradition says
he was very rich and very generous and on
Christmas day went around the town and
threw purse of gold to every girl who
wanted to marry but was too poor to catch
a husband. One time during terrible
famine he went to see a man who had killed
and eaten three of his own children and the
good saint called for their bones and made
the sign of cross over them and they rose
up alive and well.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
LONG JOLIKY.
Tho Sensation Of Beasley's Knob
and How 1t Ended.
CHAPTER ].

He neighborhood Of
Beasley's Knob had
arisen to the ENJOY
ment of a sensation.
It was not the fresh
outbreak of a family
feud or any excite
ment which clings to
the heels of violence,
but the fact that q
young woman from a
distant part of the
country had opened a
school in the old Eb-
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Id Father Tine ba.
got his mile-stones
The firstone q which
we have any account
is the seventh 1av
the Sabbath, and that
came down toas from
Mount Sinai ghs
Jews had anOtberope
the seventh year, a
year of rest for the
land, in which they
were forbidden to
plOW or to hoe, %
reap or to sow. And
there was another
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

"IoU ARE NOT GOING TO sHooE THAT POOR
soUIRRELW
but to Helen his face was so comical that
she burst out laughing. He looked at her
a moment, sadly shook his head and re-
marked:
"Ef you don't b'l'eve it, ken prove it.n
sob, / have no doubt but it is true.
Is that a gold ring you got on yore
fnger?" he suddenly asked.
:" Yesn
"Whar you git it,
"My father gave it to me.'
"Whut'n you take fur it,"
You must be foolish to think that I
would sell it."
How long you goin' to stay herei'
C. don't know"
"Never seed my farm, did you?'
"No.
"It's good one. Ever drop con"
"No"
"Come over some time an I'll learn you
how. All the women folks round here
know how to drop CON-
81 don't care to learn.n
"Smell them squirrelsp
81 don't know"
"Bet you do.n
After supper Helen told Jollzy that ne
must excuse her, that she had to write
several letters.
81 ken wait till you git through" he re-
piled.
''Not in this house." said aunt Patsy.
EFF you thinkwe amt got nothin' to do but
to set here an perlarver with you, wy
you're nightly mistaken"
''Wall, reckon | better mosey, then"
II reckon you had.n
"Bleeged to you for yore perliteness.
Good night all hans"
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Strange bundles are smuggled
Inside. unaware,
And hidden away with
The greatest OF care.
The children, with secrets
They're burning to tell,
And in an excitement
That nothing can queI
Are hourly asking
How many more days
Before it is Christmas,
With cheeks all ablaze.
The old folks, as eager,
The fever have caught,
And crowd in the places
Where presents are bought.
To them Merry Christmas
Is sweeter, we know,
Than when their own stockings
Were filled long ago.
Way up from the kitchen
Spiced odors arise
OF genuine, homemade,
OciClOuS Ulllice-pIoS,
Just stuffed full of raisins
AS big and as round
As little Jack Horner
So happily found.
The long winter nights
All much longer appear,
For who can sleep soundly
With Christmas so near.
And now, for the stockingsi
No tots tiny hose
Can hold half the treasures
Kriss IZringle bestows;
So mammals great big ones
Are got with delight,
All ready to hang up
On Santa Claus night
Now, Christmas is neari ana
St. Nick in his sleigh,
Behind his swift reindeers,
Is flying this way.
He's now on the snow-clouds,
He'll be at your gate;
Prepare for his coming
There's no time to wait
H C. DoDor
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

WE will have no sad forebodings on the
eve of the blessed Christmas-tide He
lives, He loves, He reigns, and all is well;
for we are His, and He is onrs.-CharteS
X 10slsu
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

NEVER wish an Unmarried woman q 1n
certain age Happy New Year- ohs l-,
more years already than sh9 laa.+ Klygr
what to do with Wish her marry t,ar' NJ
mas-that may suit her CASE III
Plcaygns.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
CHAPTER II,

The next afternoon, while Helen was
busy with one of her classes, her attention
was attracted by shuffling foot steps, and,
looking around she saw that Long Joliky
had entered the room and was approaching g
her.
"You must excuse me, Mr. Mills" she
said. Il am very busy"
"Don't put yo'se'f to no trouble on my
a'count," he replied. "While was pokin'
round jest now, the idea hit me that
would like to have leetle bit O. education
myself, an L lowed that mebby you
mout'nt kere eff 1 come over an got it
sorter dodge about like chicken an pick
it up whar the rest air a feedin'. Boy, han
me that blue book with the dogs in it," he
added as he seated himself on a bench.
"Jest go ahead with yore log rollin' an
don't pay no 'tention to me. Here's a L,
an I'd bet my hat on it. Picked it out the
fust off start. Now hol on an lemme find a
K. Hcre he is kickin' up like he want
Altered O. high water nur the government
"You must stop talking, Mr.. Mills YOU
interrupt the children"
ooh, I won't hurt 'em. I'm a mighty
hand among children. Here's j.
hid long time, but found him at last
Wha's this slippin' off here? It's a ole @,
sharp, but l caught up with him"
Il tell you that you must stop talking"
Helen exclaimed
"'Skuze me. was SO hope up by fndin'
these here things that didn't know [ was
talkin'."
He sat for several hours without saying
any thing Occasionally he would mutter
something, upon finding letter that had
been skillful in eluding his search, but he
did not speak out, although boy from over
the creek stuck him with pin. When
Helen announced that work for the day was
finished, Joliky got up, stretched himself,
and said:
"'Lowed if you didn't kere I'd go over to
Aunt Patsy's with YOU"
''But | do care" Helen replied.
'Dont want me to gor'
"No. don't"
"Why?"
"Simply because Idon't want you tagging
after me al the tlme.'
ashamed O. me, | reckon.''
"Well, am rot proud Of you"
'Never will be, Ireckon."
81 suppose not.'
"No harm done. is there?"
81 hope not" the teacher replied.
"Wouldn't shake hands with me, l
reckon!''
"No, don't care to shake hands with
youv'
He went away and Helen had begun to
think she had seen the last OF him when
one afternoon, he again visited the school
room. He seemed to have gotten himself
up with especial care, for he wore pair Of
new yellow top boots, q new pair Of jeans
trousers and a new straw hat, to say moth
ing of shirt with enormous ruf1es.
Don't want to bother you,n he said. 'sI'n
jest set down here an edycate myself
awhile.n
When school was out he went up to Helen
and said:
1--we got business out ct Aunt Patsy's
this even.n' an as lowed you was goin'
out that er way, thought I'd drop in an go
long"
Helen being too much amused to raise
any objections, suffered him to accompany
her.
On the following Sunday he came over
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24
MILES STONES

Events That Mark the Beeipn;,. -,
Epochs in the Worlds History-CIri.t
maS-Its Origin and Associatior. ~
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

He whose heart never warns with gen.
erosity knows no ChristInas.-Sfitt1cdtsS
La2absrnl01;.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-17

Negroes are exceedingly partial to socie-
ties, and are never so happy as when making
a speech or when marching in parade The
names of the offices in these associations are
noted for their bigness. They have supreme
royal kings anS other verbose titles that even
when abbreviated into initials sadly fatigue
the alphabet Not long ago the subjects in
one of these societies rebelled against the
king and deposed him. One of the proudest
moments in colored mans life is when he
can arise in the progress of discussion and
say mister Churmann
The negroes generally are very gregarious
They like to come together in open meeting
They are good churchgoers, especially when
there are "protracted" meetings-that is, re-
vivals on hand. OF course, they are de-
voted to camp meetings. This year they have
heen especially So There have been camps
in all parts of the state, of all sizes and ex-
tent. The one near Baltimore is really very
large affair, with excellent tents and big
attendance. AT some of the smaller ones in
the lower part of the peninsula tine tents are
either squatty structures or covered wagons
with their wheels sunk into the ground A
special exhorter of large local reputation
down that way goes by the name of 1.-The
Swamp Angel" If you have never attended
one of these backwoods camps you have
missed reat-Maryland Cor New York
Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-17

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-17

Among the unwritten laws of the medical
profession is provision that none of its MEM
bers shall give any newspaper advertisement
of their calling. Beyond mock modesty the
reason for this rule is hard to find. II phy-
stefan have confidence in lis art as a healer Of
mems physical ailments, it is no less his own
than the interest Of sufferers that his skill be
made known. How this shall be done,
whether by direct or indirect advertisement,
is matter of business Advertisement in
some form or other is necessary. Like the
dry goods mans wares, the physicians art is
for sale Like the merchant, the doctor will
put up sign indicating his whereabouts, but
the doctor, while glad to have his patients
extol and thus advertise his capacity, hest
tates because of musty tradition of his pro-
fession to emulate the merchant, who has
found direct announcement through newspa-
pers the best possible method of attracting
the custom which, if he would be successful,
the doctor no less than the merchant needs
To assume that because licensed pbysi-
clan chooses to advertise he is an en-
piric would be as unwarranted as the as
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-17
Lung Troubles and Wasting

diseases can he cured if properly treated
in time, as shown by The following state
.ment from D. G. Freeman, Sydney
Having been great sufferer from pull
monary attacks, and gradually wasting
away for the past two years, IT affords me
pleasure TO testify that Scott's Emulsion
of cod liver oil with lime and soda has
given NE great relief, and l cheerfully
recommend it to eli suffering in similar
way to myself In addition, would say
that it is very pleasant to take.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-17

November, according to Prof. Foster,
will give the greatest variety of weather
of any month in the year The changes
in temperature will be extreme-very
warm and very cool days. The storms
will be unusually heavy, not so much in
the tornado line as in heavy rains hail.
snow and gales The number of heavy
storms will be unusually great, and the
weather in the northwestern states is ex
pected To be largely on the dissgreeable
side of the calendar.
The storms for this month will reach
the Mississippi river within twenty'fonr
hours, before or after sun down of The
4th. 10Th. 18th, 2lst and 9th, with a
probability of an extra storm on the 25lh
The first storm is expected to come in
from southern California and will proba
bly, develop great force when about the
longitude of western Kansas and Ne,
braska ln about two DAYS after this,
when this storm is east of the Mississippi
river. it IS expected TO again increase in
force
OF the next ten days Prof. Foster
says:
The moon crosses the earth on the
14th and may organize an extra storm. or
it may cause the twelfth storm or the
eighteenth storm to increase in force
There is probability of destructive
storm on the 18th or 18Th passing through
the northern states. Indications are that
the rain belt is changing from the north
western to the western states and that We
are to have an excess of Iain. The wealth
er is expected to BE- very warm about the
17lh and pleasant about the 14th